Caffeine tied to better cognitive function in elderly diabetes patients
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 09, 2018
Higher caffeine intake was associated with better function in overall cognition, working memory, executive functioning and categorization in a study of elderly patients with diabetes.
Life lessons from the Capital Gazette
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 06, 2018
Reflect for a moment, please, on your first job. The people you met, the lessons you learned, and how it influences you today.
Preferred Care settles for $540,000 in whistleblower upcoding case
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 06, 2018
Nursing home chain Preferred Care agreed to settle False Claims Act charges for $540,000, the Department of Justice has announced.
Nursing home disputes state’s claims that administrator, DON threatened staff in attempt to cover...
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 06, 2018
An administrator and director of nursing at a Wisconsin nursing home are in hot water for trying to stymie a sexual assault investigation involving residents.
Despite 12 deaths, nursing facilities denied request to be on utilities’ priority list
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 05, 2018
A year after Hurricane Irma killed 12 nursing home residents, senior living facilities have been under pressure to have better emergency preparedness plans during the 2018 hurricane season.
Facility failed to take CNA’s claims of assault by dementia resident seriously, judge writes
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 05, 2018
A certified nursing assistant who was allegedly repeatedly assaulted by a resident with dementia can sue her former employer over an allegedly hostile work environment, a court of appeals ruled last week.
An aspirin a day may keep dementia away, study finds
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 03, 2018
Low-dose aspirin may reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research.
Dental, vision for thousands on KY Medicaid canceled after ruling
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 03, 2018
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (R) announced he will cancel dental and vision coverage for close to 500,000 enrollees in the wake of a judge blocking Kentucky’s Medicaid work requirements.
Montana resident caught fire from cigarette and oxygen tank, CMS asserts
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 03, 2018
A temporarily unsupervised Montana nursing home resident burned for an estimated 10 minutes after her cigarette ignited with her oxygen tank, causing second-degree burns and the resident’s eventual...
CMS wrongly allowed nursing homes $18 million in medical equipment, investigators say
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 02, 2018
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services did not detect $18.4 million in inappropriate claims for durable medical equipment in skilled nursing facilities, despite having systems intended to catch bad...